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Protests in Kashmir despite curfew

Clashes continue in Kashmir despite round-the-clock curfew imposed by Indian authorities.

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A wounded Kashmiri boy is brought for treatment to a hospital in South Kashmir following the clashes. [Sameer Mushtaq/Al Jazeera]
Published On 11 Jul 2016

Confrontations and pitched battles between protesters and Indian armed forces have continued in Indian-administered Kashmir, despite a round-the-clock curfew imposed by authorities.

Dozens of protesters were killed and hundreds wounded over the weekend after police and paramilitary troops opened fire on tens of thousands of Kashmiris who took to the streets to pay homage to the rebel leader Burhan Wani, who was killed on Friday. At least one police officer was also killed.

READ MORE: Kashmiris decry world’s silence over killings

Wani was the leader of Hizb-ul Mujahideen, a group fighting Indian control of the disputed region. He has been widely credited for reviving armed resistance in Kashmir, using social media such as Facebook to reach out to young Kashmiri men.

K Rajendra Kumar, the director general of Jammu and Kashmir Police, told reporters that 100 police personnel had been wounded and that three went missing while quelling the protests.

Activists and separatist leaders criticised the security forces’ response to the protests, accusing them of using excessive force.

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The protests erupted a day after Indian police shot dead rebel leader Burhan Wani, 22. [Danish Ismail/Reuters]
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Clashes between Indian troops and protesters continued on Monday despite a curfew imposed by authorities. [Danish Ismail/Reuters]
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The Coalition of Civil Society, a prominent local rights group, said in a statement on Sunday that government forces 'assaulted the patients and attendants' at four hospitals in the region and also attacked ambulances carrying patients. [Dar Yasin/AP]
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A boy who got injured during clashes between police and protesters talks to her mother at a hospital in Srinagar. [Danish Ismail/Reuters]
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A curfew remained in place in most parts of Indian Kashmir for the third consecutive day as authorities struggled to contain protests following the killing of Wani. [Dar Yasin/AP]
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Shops, banks and other offices were closed in Kashmir valley as paramilitary troops patrolled the streets outside. [Farooq Khan/EPA]
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Separatist groups have called for a three-day shutdown to mourn Wani's death. [Farooq Khan/EPA]
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Thousands of people attended Wani's funeral in his home town of Tral, about 40km south of Srinagar, despite restrictions on the movement of people and traffic ordered the night before. [Sameer Mushtaq/Al Jazeera]